Case Keenum released by St. Louis Rams

The St. Louis Rams have added a potential high-impact safety in Mark Barron today at the trade deadline, and on-the-hot-seat GM Les Snead only had to part ways with a fourth and sixth-round pick in order to land the No. 7 overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft. Barron needs to improve on his consistency and work in coverage, but he has all the physical tools to develop into a fixture at the safety position for the Rams and more than make good on the draft picks that were sent for him.

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In order to make space for Barron on the 53-man roster, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Jim Thomas reports that the Rams have released former Houston Texans interim starting quarterback Case Keenum, who should have no trouble finding work as a backup. That said, Keenum’s days of competing for starting gigs could very well be over, though that never even happened for him in St. Louis.

The Rams will roll with Austin Davis and Shaun Hill as their two quarterbacks, but they are in a position to draft a QB in 2015, unless if they think Davis is the real deal.

After attempting 253 passes for the Texans last year, Keenum didn’t get into any regular season action for St. Louis this year after being picked up on waivers following 53-man roster cuts from Houston. Keenum has more than enough ability to stick around as a backup, as he is athletic and did average seven yards per attempt despite throwing too many picks and having a poor completion percentage of just 54.2%.